The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-11
Polioe Jury Proceedings.
NOVEMBER SESSION, 1887.
TUESDAY, NovrlnER i, 1857

To the President and Members Of the Police
Jury:
Your committee which was appointed
at our last meeting, and whose duty II
was to visit the parish of Acadia for the
purpose of comforting with the Police
Jury of said parish in regard to building
bride on Bayou NeZ Pique, near Jennlng,
beg leave to report that they visited the
town of Crowley on the 10th day Of
October, 1887, where the Police Jury OF
Acadia was in session. The Police Jury
of said parish, after some discussion,
refused to assist in building said bridge
on Bayou Nez Pigue, but consented, by
resolution, to grant the privilege to the
on said Bayou.
Very Respectfully,
D. D. ANDRUs, Chairman
VIM. VINCENT,
J. ?. HAMPTON,
The following petitions were read and
referred to committee on Roads and
Bridges:
Petition of Ambrois Mouton, D.
Hebert and others, asking for a commit
tee to lay out public road from Lake
Arthur to Welsh, crossing Bayou Chene
in the Malet settlement; also for an 2p-
preparation to build q bridge across
BAYOU Chene They also presented q
written statement of facts, which were
read and referred to same committee.
Petition OF D. L. Thomas and others,
asking for public road, starting from
Welsh and following Adams street north
to the north boundary of sec 81, tp y,
SR, 4 W; thence east on said section
line to the NE corner of sec 50; thence
north one mile to the NE corner Of sec
10; thence one mile to the NE corner OF
sec 20; thence north between sections
l6 and II, s and 8, 4 and 5, tp9, S R ",
continuing north between sections ~
and SO, 2S and %, 20 and 81, l6 and II, 8
and s, 4 and 5, tip s, S r i, W thence
three quarters of q mile east, thence
north one mile, thence east one quarter
of q mile to the NE corner of sec 81,
thence north one mile to the NE corner
of sec 28, TIP Z, SIR 4, W; thence east six
miles, running between sections p and
q, 80 and %, "a and 25, tip 7, S r 4, W,
and between sections IS and 80, u and
%, q and 26 to the NE corner Of sec 3,
tp7, SRA, W, intersecting the public
road leading north from Jennings to
French Camp.
Petition Of the citizens Of the Sixth
ward, asking for a change in the road
leading from Loretto to the corner OF
Jack Harris old field, tO-wit: To extend
said road two and one-half miles below
the center of BeckWorth creek, at a
point near or at the old Mizell place,
and appoint John WinddOn oyerseer on
said road to open same.
Petition of the citizens of the Third
ward, asking for a public road com
mencing at the foot of Ryan street
where it runs to Lake Charles, by the
most direct and practicable route to the
mill of Burleson d Bro, on the lower
end of Indian or Prien's lake. We are
satisfied that the right-Ofway will be
donated by the land owners along the
proposed route. We suggest TheQboth
Hopper, John G. Gray, Geo. Lock, E. Il.
q committee, to select the nearest, best
and most practicable route. and report
to your honorable body at your next
meeting.
Petition of A. Anderson and others
asking for a public road. Beginning at
the NV corner Of the Sc quar- of sec 81
tp Z, + 3, and running thence due east
on half-sec line, 4 distance of three
miles, to the Jennings road. We recon.
mend as commissioners Joseph Bucklin
John Watt, J. Hulburt, Frank Paige
NJ. Z. Shell and A. Anderson.
Petition Of P Z. StrOther and others
asking for q public road leading from
! crossing on CalCasieu river at II. G
Lyles' mill in direction of Godwin'f
mill, in st. Landry parish, La, to tho
parish line.
Petition of citizens, asking to chang
| the public road near the residence 0
Landry Manuel, so as to follow the SCI
line, dividing the land of said Manue
and his brother, MerOn Manuel.
Petition Of W. A. Wicket and Others
asking for a public highway. Beginning
at the SW corner of sec Z, tip 8, r 4, ant
running thence due east on sec line t.
Bayou Nez Pique. We recommend a
commissioners to locate said highway
any of the petitioners whose name
appear below.
The following petitions were read an
referred to committee on appropriation
Petition of citizens of the Sixth ware
asking for an appropriation of two huI
dred and fifty dollars, to build bridg
on Cypress creek.
Petition of citizens of the Secon
ward, asking for an appropriation of on
hundred dollars, to assist in building
bridge on Peachtree Gulley, which is 0
public road from Welsh to Jennings an
from Welsh to Lake Arthur.
3 Petition of citizens of wards One an
Seven, asking for an appropriation
twenty-five dollars, to pay for mater
C for bridge on Six Mile creek, near Isai
n HamiltOn's.
The following reports were read al
4 adopted, and on motion was declared
!, public road.
To the Honorable Police Jury Of CaIeasl
Parish:
Conference.-The the undersigned col
missioners appointed to locate publ
? highway in said parish, respectful
submit this, our report, as follows:
:. Beginning at the south corner of S
/. 16, tip 8, S R4, w, running thence d
east on sec line through said tip, al
g continuing on said line through tip g.
q r 8, w, to the point of intersection wi
% the public highway, running from Je
2, nings north to French Camp.
Commissioners: @. f. Taylor,
l Bryne, J. II. Layne, T. o. Davis, Fl.
: Brown and G. N. Brown.
On motion the following ordinan
and petition was referred TO o COZ
e mittee of the whole:
An ordinance relative to the establis
. ing Of 9 ferry on Bayou Dinde.
= Petition of Thomas Winkey, prayii
10 have refunded TO him $500 !
licenses paid for ferry, for the yea
On motion, David McPhillips was q
pointed oYerseer on road, beginning
the southeast corner of section 10, tp
!, running to French Camp.
On motion, Abner Cole was appoint
ovsrseer on road running from SWes
;. myers ferry to Beaver Greek, in pla
l. of lobe Cole.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourn
Is until tomorrow morning at 3 o clock.
4 Approved: J w. BRYAN, President
Attest DosITE NIEcEET, Clerk p. ]
ie WEDNESDAY,, Now, 1887